Due to the precession of Earth's rotational axis, Thuban was the naked-eye star closest to the north pole from 3942 BC, when it moved farther north than Theta Boötis, until 1793 BC, when it was superseded by Kappa Draconis.

Due to precession and proper motion, star data become less useful as the age of the observations and their epoch, and the equinox and equator to which they are referred, get older.

Due to the precession of the equinoxes, γ Cephei will be the pole star between AD 3000 and 5200, with the closest approach to the celestial pole around AD 4000.

Due to precession of the equinoxes, the previous holder of the title was Thuban, and the next was the present-day Polaris.

* Due to the precession of the equinoxes, γ Cephei will be the pole star between 3000 and 5200.

Due to the precession of the equinoxes ( as well as the stars ' proper motions ), the role of North Star passes from one star to another.

Due to precession of the Earth's axis of rotation, Iota Carinae will be the South Star around 8100 CE.

Due to precession of the equinoxes, it will be the closest bright star of note to the south celestial pole of Earth in the period surrounding 9000 AD.

Due to its positioning in the South Pacific Ocean, it is frequently hit by typhoons between December and March.

Due to the Dayton Agreement, signed 14 December 1995, Bosnia and Herzogovina forms an international protectorate, with decisive power given to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Due to open December 2012.

Due to lack of budget and care, the 389 km Temuco to Puerto Montt section was abandoned in 1992 but after a $ 44m upgrade it has been back in use since 6 December 2005 with daily service between Victoria ( north of Temuco ) and Puerto Montt ; today, however only the service between Victoria and Temuco still operates.

Due to controversy surrounding the unit, soon after Galois became a member, on 31 December 1830, the artillery of the National Guard was disbanded out of fear that they might destabilize the government.

* December 13 / 25 — Repose: Due to an error in record keeping, this was originally thought to be the day of Saint Herman's death, and because of the long-established tradition of celebrating his memory on this day, it has remained a feast day.

Due to bad weather, the Emperor was back at the border of Thuringia and Saxony in December of that year.

Due to the Earth's axial tilt, winter lasts from the winter solstice ( typically December 22 ) to the vernal equinox ( typically March 20 ), while summer lasts from the summer solstice ( typically June 21 ) through to the autumnal equinox ( typically September 21 ).

" A pregnant Cruz showed her support for the battle against AIDS by lighting up the Empire State Building with red lights in New York City December 1, 2010 on International AIDS Day, as part of ( RED )' s new awareness campaign, ' An AIDS Free Generation is Due in 2015 ,' which aims to eradicate the HIV virus from pregnant mothers to their babies.

Due to an immense public pressure from the Pakistani civil society, he was placed under house arrest in late December 2001 and has been closely monitored by the Government of Pakistan and Pakistani federal agencies.

Due to heightened security measures following the terrorist attacks, this Super Bowl was designated a National Special Security Event ( NSSE ) for the first time by the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) ( on December 16, 2002, the DHS would later name each subsequent Super Bowl a NSSE ).

Due to this, the organisation took time to establish itself ; its first Provincial Committee was established in November, and its first jirgah in December.

Due to Fermilab's financial situation, on December 20, 2007, director Piermaria Oddone announced the planned layoffs of 10 % of Fermilab's staff.

Due to the high cost of the Regulus II ( approx one million dollars each ), budgetary pressure, and the emergence of the UGM-27 Polaris SLBM ( submarine launched ballistic missile ), the Regulus II program was canceled on 18 December 1958.

Due to his relation to Dacko and experience abroad in the French military, Bokassa was able to quickly rise through the ranks of the army, becoming the Central African army's first colonel on 1 December 1964.

Due to economic difficulties, Studebaker closed its automotive manufacturing plants in South Bend in December 1963.

Due to bushfire risk, large sections of the trail are closed annually from December through to April.

Due to flooding from the December 2007 Pacific Northwest storms, a twenty-mile ( 32 km ) stretch of Interstate 5, which runs through Lewis County near Centralia, was closed between exits 68 and 88 for several days.

Due to flooding from the December 2007 Pacific Northwest storms, a twenty-mile stretch of Interstate 5 in Washington was closed between exits 68 and 88, which runs through Lewis County.

Due to the family gathering and religious worship activities that are central to Christmas Eve for Christians but which Jews do not typically engage in, a series of events on the night of December 24 have been made available to Jews in various regions of the world.

Due to atmospheric refraction, there is no true polar night in Bodø, but because of the mountains south of Bodø, the sun is not visible from the city from early December to early January.

Due to Hong Kong's handover from the UK to China, the TDBG was closed down in December 1994.

Due to Tribune's ownership stake, the majority of the company's independent stations were tapped to serve as charter affiliates of the network ; one month later on December 3, 1993, The WB signed an affiliation agreement with WGN-TV, returning a network affiliation to channel 9 for the first time since 1956, and effectively making the station a de facto WB owned-and-operated station due to Tribune's minority interest in the network.

Due to the relatively low number of users, the 934 MHz band was eventually discontinued by the government on 31 December 1998.

Due to intermarriage with the Japanese and ongoing absorption into the predominant culture, there are no truly Ainu settlements existing in Japan today.

Due to the extremely rugged, mountainous nature of Southeastern Alaska, almost all communities ( with the exception of Hyder, Skagway, and Haines ) have no road connections outside of their locale, so aircraft and boats are the major means of transport.

* Due to the energy gap, the specific heat of the superconductor is suppressed strongly ( exponentially ) at low temperatures, there being no thermal excitations left.

Due to their status as an overseas territory of the UK, the Cayman Islands have no representation either on the United Nations, or in most other international organizations.

Due to these complexities, there is no " standard " method.

Due to their unique power of sacrosanctity, the Tribune had no need for lictors for protection and owned no imperium, nor could they wear the toga praetexta.

Due to Fulham's history of having no segregation in the Putney End and having very well-behaved fans, the FA gave Fulham special dispensation to allow for this.

Due to the way the Christadelphian body is organised there is no central authority to establish and maintain a standardised set of beliefs and it depends what statement of faith is adhered to and how liberal the ecclesia is, but there are core doctrines most Christadelphians would accept.

Due to the Peace of Westphalia the hijacking of Spanish ships was no longer allowed.

Due to its small size and its distance from the plane of the Milky Way, Equuleus contains no notable deep sky objects.

Due to this difficulty, and due to the lack of any observed effect of grand unification so far, there is no generally accepted GUT model.

Due to a combination of ( 1 ) the traditions of dynastic succession in Aragon, which permitted maternal inheritance with no precedence for female rule ; ( 2 ) the insanity of Charles's mother, Joanna of Castile ; and ( 3 ) the insistence by his remaining grandfather, Maximilian I, that he take up his royal titles, Charles initiated his reign in Castile and Aragon, a union which evolved into Spain, in conjunction with his mother.

Due to the insulation values of the walls it will need no heating

Due to its location in a steep-sided valley, the Italian town of Viganella gets no direct sunlight for seven weeks each winter.

Due to the innovation of a three-stage system for African archaeology by John Hilary Goodman and Clarence van Riet Lowe of South Africa in the early 20th century, translations of " Old ," " Middle ," and " New Stone Age " can no longer be used for Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic.

Due to being surrounded by corals and sandy beaches, the island houses no natural harbours, nor any rivers or substantial lakes.

Due to the subjective nature of these interpretations, however, no two of them agree on exactly what he predicted, whether for the past or for the future.

Due to lead's toxicity it is no longer used, its replacements being other organometallic compounds such as ferrocene and methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl ( MMT ).

Due to the legitimate role that referees play in wrestling of serving as liaison between the bookers backstage and the wrestlers in the ring ( the role of being a final arbitrator is merely kayfabe ), the referee is present, even in matches that do not at first glance appear to require a referee ( such as a ladder match, as it is no holds barred, and the criteria for victory could theoretically be assessed from afar ).

When an individual, or entity, has no " minimum contacts " with a forum State, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits that State from acting against that individual, or entity.

Due to the great distance from Federation space, the Delta Quadrant is unexplored and Voyager truly is going where no man has gone before.

Due to poor sales of Grim Fandango, a high-profile adventure game by LucasArts, there was a perception that humorous adventure games were no longer viable, so when Vivendi Games took over Sierra, Space Quest VII was canceled.

Due to the complex history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed upon definition of the Third World and the term is now less popular than it was during the 1970s and 1980s.